Turnaround Time

Turnaround Management Association NYC

Turnaround Time from the Turnaround Management Association NYC features in-depth conversations between some of its more than 10,000 members in 53 chapters worldwide. TMA members work to strengthen the global economy by saving distressed businesses, navigating off-plan events and helping health companies avoid similar pitfalls — all incredibly important topics but even more so in today's troubled economy. Learn more about the TMA at turnaround.org.

  1. 5d ago

    Michael Gatto on Private Credit, AI Risk and What Separates the Survivors

    Michael Gatto, partner at Silver Point Capital and head of its Private Side, joins Marti P. Murray, president of Murray Analytics and a senior consultant in the finance practice at Charles River Associates, to discuss the credit markets and what it takes for investors to succeed in them. Michael traces Silver Point's growth from $120 million at its 2002 launch to roughly $50 billion across special situations, private credit and CLOs, and explains why more than half the firm's capital now sits in performing debt. They also cover AI's disruptive force in credit, what payment-in-kind structures do to a lender when a borrower is in secular decline, and where the dislocation is creating opportunity. Michael, who teaches at Columbia Business School and Fordham University, wrote The Credit Investor's Handbook: Leveraged Loans, High Yield Bonds, and Distressed Debt because no book on the market taught the job the way he wanted to teach it. He pulls case studies from it throughout, including one Irish conglomerate whose restructuring turned violent. To learn more about turnaround management, news, and experts, visit turnaround.org. Episode Links Our episode is sponsored by Oliver Wyman. Learn more about Michael Gatto. Learn more about Marti P. Murray. Find The Credit Investor's Handbook. Read Michael's piece on what a credit analyst can learn from First Brands. Learn more about the Turnaround Management Association here. Our music is by Kit and the Calltones.

  2. Jun 8

    Professor Altman on Private Credit, LMEs and the State of the Credit Cycle

    Why does a credit-risk model built in 1968 still attract 5,000 hits a day on Bloomberg? And more importantly, what does it tell us about today's market? In this episode, NYU Stern Professor of Finance Emeritus Edward Altman — inventor of the Z-score and a Turnaround Time favorite — returns for a wide-ranging conversation with James H.M. Sprayregen, vice chairman of global strategy and growth at Hilco Global. Professor Altman shares the story behind the model's creation, reasons why it has endured for nearly 60 years, and the role it played in his testimony against the General Motors bailout in 2008. He and Sprayregen then unpack the four stages of the credit cycle and explain why today's market sends mixed signals: benign on the fixed-rate high-yield side, stressed on the floating-rate side. The conversation turns to the $2.5 trillion private credit market and the gap between published default rates of under 2% and Professor Altman's "shadow" default rate, which, once payment-in-kind exercises and non-accruals are included, climbs closer to 10%. They also dig into the roughly 60% LME re-default rate his research suggests, and of course, what all of it means for banks, insurers, pension funds, and the broader question of systemic risk. To learn more about turnaround management, news, and experts, visit turnaround.org. Episode Links View Professor Altman's slides here. Our episode is sponsored by EisnerAmper. Learn more about Ed Altman. Learn more about James H.M. Sprayregen. Learn more about the Turnaround Management Association at turnaround.org. Our music is by Kit and the Calltones.

  3. Jan 15

    Distressed M&A Due Diligence: Legal, Financial and Operational Insights from the Front Lines

    What does it take to buy or sell a company when time is running out, and the stakes couldn't be higher? In this episode, Bethany D. Simmons of Loeb & Loeb LLP leads a panel of restructuring pros (Skylar Bonné, Michael Sabino and Michael Sicari) through the unique challenges of due diligence in distressed M&A transactions. Together, they explore what happens when traditional deal timelines collide with liquidity crunches, covenant breaches and the very real deadline of a company's cash running out. The panel unpacks the critical differences between in-court Section 363 sales and out-of-court transactions, the risks of successor liability in asset versus stock sales, and the hidden pitfalls lurking in everything from outdated ERP systems to improperly burdened overhead costs. From PII and intellectual property considerations to the art of positioning distressed assets for the right buyer, this conversation offers practical insights for anyone navigating the high-pressure world of distressed transactions. To learn more about turnaround management, news, and experts, visit turnaround.org.   Episode Links Our episode is sponsored by GlassRatner. Learn more about Skylar Bonné. Learn more about Michael Sabino. Learn more about Michael Sicari. Learn more about Bethany D. Simmons. Learn more about the Turnaround Management Association here. Our music is by Kit and the Calltones.

  4. 07/15/2025

    Tales from the Trenches: A Father-Son Conversation on 40 Years of Restructuring

    In this unique episode, restructuring legend Moe Bordwin sits down with his son Harold for a conversation that spans four decades of industry evolution. Moe founded Keen-Summit Capital Partners in 1982 during the height of the leveraged buyout era, when junk bond financing fueled spectacular corporate collapses and created opportunities for skilled restructuring professionals. He shares vivid stories from the rough-and-tumble world of 1980s retail restructuring, including his work on the Bonwit Teller bankruptcy — the iconic Fifth Avenue department store whose demolition for Trump Tower became a symbol of an era's excess. Harold, now principal and co-president of Keen-Summit alongside his brother Matthew, brings the perspective of today's sophisticated restructuring practice. Under their leadership, the firm has handled over $3 billion in transactions across 27,000 properties, representing clients from property owners to commercial tenants across various industries. This father-son conversation offers rare insights into how the restructuring industry evolved from its Wild West origins to today's professional practice. To learn more about turnaround management, news, and experts, visit turnaround.org.   Episode Links Our episode is sponsored by Arthur B. Levine Co., Inc. Learn more about Harold Bordwin at Keen-Summit Capital Partners. Learn more about the Turnaround Management Association here. Our music is by Kit and the Calltones.

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Turnaround Time from the Turnaround Management Association NYC features in-depth conversations between some of its more than 10,000 members in 53 chapters worldwide. TMA members work to strengthen the global economy by saving distressed businesses, navigating off-plan events and helping health companies avoid similar pitfalls — all incredibly important topics but even more so in today's troubled economy. Learn more about the TMA at turnaround.org.

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